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crank

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noun

曲柄，摇柄。

A bent piece of an axle or shaft, or an attached arm perpendicular, or nearly so, to the end of a shaft or wheel, used to impart a rotation to a wheel or other mechanical device; also used to change circular into reciprocating motion, or reciprocating into circular motion.

Examples :

"I grind my coffee by hand with a coffee grinder with a crank handle."

我用手摇咖啡研磨机来手磨咖啡，那个研磨机带有一个曲柄摇把。

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noun

曲柄，摇柄

The act of converting power into motion, by turning a crankshaft.

Examples :

"Yes, a crank was all it needed to start."

是啊，只要摇一下曲柄就能启动了。

machine energy technical action

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noun

弯曲，曲柄，拐弯处

Any bend, turn, or winding, as of a passage.

Examples :

"The winding crank of the mountain path made the hike challenging. "

山路蜿蜒的拐弯处让徒步旅行充满挑战。

part machine technical structure

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noun

讨厌鬼，坏脾气的人。

An ill-tempered or nasty person.

Examples :

"Billy-Bob is a nasty old crank! He chased my cat away."

比利·博是个讨厌的老家伙！他把我的猫赶走了。

person character attitude

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noun

怪癖, 任性

A twist or turn of the mind; caprice; whim;

Examples :

"Her decision to quit the soccer team seemed like a sudden crank, as she had always loved playing. "

她突然决定退出足球队，这看起来像是她一时兴起的怪念头，因为她一直都很喜欢踢球。

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noun

发脾气, 怒火。

A fit of temper or passion.

Examples :

"After losing the game, the boy had a crank and slammed his door. "

输了比赛后，那个男孩大发脾气，砰地一声关上了门。

attitude emotion character mind

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noun

怪人，古怪的人。

(dated in US) A person who is considered strange or odd by others. They may behave in unconventional ways.

Examples :

"John is a crank because he talks to himself."

约翰是个怪人，因为他总是自言自语。

person character attitude society

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noun

球迷，棒球迷。

(1800s) A baseball fan.

Examples :

"The old crank at the baseball game cheered loudly for his favorite team. "

那位老球迷在棒球比賽中大聲為他喜愛的球隊歡呼。

person sport entertainment

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noun

伪科学的鼓吹者，民科。

An advocate of a pseudoscience movement.

Examples :

"That crank next door thinks he’s created cold fusion in his garage."

隔壁那个民科以为他在自家车库里搞出了冷核聚变。

theory philosophy mind person character attitude science

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noun

双关，俏皮话

A twist or turn in speech; word play consisting in a change of the form or meaning of a word.

Examples :

"The comedian used a clever crank in his joke, changing the meaning of "fly" from an insect to a fast-moving person. "

这位喜剧演员在他的笑话里用了一个巧妙的双关，把“fly”的意思从昆虫变成了速度很快的人。

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noun

病人，病号。

A sick person; an invalid.

Examples :

"My grandmother is a crank; she has been bedridden with the flu for weeks. "

我的奶奶是个老病号，因为得了流感，已经卧床好几个星期了。

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noun

鸡巴, 阴茎.

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verb

转动曲柄, 摇动

To turn by means of a crank.

Examples :

"Motorists had to crank their engine by hand."

以前的司机不得不手动摇动曲柄来启动引擎。

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verb

摇动，转动。

To turn a crank.

Examples :

"He had to crank the handle of the old ice cream maker for a long time to freeze the ice cream. "

他必须长时间摇动老式冰淇淋机的把手才能把冰淇淋冻住。

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verb

转动, 摇动.

(of a crank or similar) To turn.

Examples :

"To start the old bicycle, I had to crank the pedals. "

要启动那辆旧自行车，我必须摇动脚蹬。

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verb

摇动，转动。

To cause to spin via other means, as though turned by a crank.

Examples :

"Crank it up!"

把它拧大声点！

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verb

发牢骚，抱怨，耍脾气

To act in a cranky manner; to behave unreasonably and irritably, especially through complaining.

Examples :

"Quit cranking about your spilt milk!"

别抱怨洒了的牛奶了！

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verb

全力以赴，拼命。

To be running at a high level of output or effort.

Examples :

"By one hour into the shift, the boys were really cranking."

上班一个小时后，那些孩子们就开始卖力干活了。

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verb

蜿蜒，曲折。

To run with a winding course; to double; to crook; to wind and turn.

Examples :

"The river used to crank through the valley, making it difficult to build roads. "

这条河过去常常蜿蜒曲折地流经山谷，使得修路非常困难。

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adjective

怪异的，古怪的.

Strange, weird, odd.

Examples :

"Her uncle has some crank ideas about how to grow tomatoes. "

她叔叔有一些关于种番茄的怪异想法。

character attitude person

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adjective

不舒服，抱恙。

Examples :

"My little brother was feeling crank today; he couldn't get out of bed for school. "

今天我弟弟觉得不舒服，上不了学，一直躺在床上。

medicine disease condition

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adjective

不稳的，容易倾覆的

(of a ship) Liable to capsize because of poorly stowed cargo or insufficient ballast.

Examples :

"The overloaded cargo ship was crank, putting all hands on deck at risk. "

超载的货船重心不稳，非常容易倾覆，这让所有船员都面临危险。

nautical sailing

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adjective

精力充沛的，活泼的, 自负的, 固执己见的

Full of spirit; brisk; lively; sprightly; overconfident; opinionated.

Examples :

"Even though he was just starting the project, he had a crank attitude, confidently declaring he'd finish it in a day. "

虽然他才刚开始做这个项目，但他却显得精力充沛、非常自信，还声称一天就能完成。

character attitude person

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noun

冰毒，甲基苯丙胺

A highly addictive phenethylamine stimulant drug, similar to cocaine. Its systematic (IUPAC) name is (S)-N-methyl-1-phenylpropan-2-amine.

Examples :

"The dealer offered him crank, but he refused because he knew it was a dangerous drug. "

毒贩向他兜售冰毒，但他拒绝了，因为他知道那是种危险的毒品。

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